Chicken-coop.



G. B. NORTON.

CHICKEN COOP.

- APPLICATION FILED DEC. 7, 1911.

Patented Jan. 21, 1913.

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G. B. NORTON.

CHICKEN COOP.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 7, 1911.

Patented Jan. 21, 1913.

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Wiiweooeo 9 I v I W G. B. NORTON. CHICKEN GOOP.

, APPLICATION FILED 11110; 7, 1911. 1,051,250. Patented Jan. 21, 1913.

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G. B. NORTON.

CHICKEN cooP.

Patented Jan. 21, 1913.

\ APPLICATION FILED 11110.7, 1911. 1,051,250.

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x T 4 d t GEORGE BENJAMIN NORTON, OF IVIORGANFIELD, KENTUCKY.

CHICKEN-COOP.

'1 h old whom it may concern Be it known that I, Gnoneu B; NORTON, acitizen of the United States, residing at Morganfield, in the county ofUnion and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Chicken- Coops; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,'and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to chicken coops, but more particularly to aknock down coop for domestic fowls, and has for its object to provide adevice of this class which is so constructed and arranged that thechickens within the coop enjoy free ventilation and sunshine, and whichcan be quickly and easily caused to protect the chickens in cold orinclement weather.

A further object of the invention is to provide a coop which is sanitaryand which can be conveniently cleaned, and knocked down fortransportation.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel construction of the coop; in the novel arrangement of the centralpartition; in the construction and ar rangement of the door and incertain other novel details of construction and in combinations ofparts, all of which will be first fully described and afterwardspecifically pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings which form a part of thisspecification: Figure 1. is a perspective view of a chicken coopconstructed. in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2. a front elevatlon1llustrat-' ing door in normal position. Fig. 3. is a similar viewshowing door in extended position. Fig. 4C. is a vertical sectional viewthrough the door on line 4-4- of Fig. 2. Fig. 5. is a horizontalsectional view through the coop. Fig. 6. is a vertical longitudinalsectional view through the coop. Fig. 7. is a top plan view illustratingtop in extended position and central partition in raised position, andFig. 8. is a transverse sectional view showing central partition innormal vertical position.

Like numerals of reference indicate the l and 6.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 7, 1911.

Patented Jan. 21, 1913.

Serial No. 664,426.

same parts throughout the several figures in which:

1 indicates the coop which is constructed preferably of sheet metal andcomprises the fiat bottom 2, sides 3, front t, back 5 and top 6, theback 5 being of a greater height than the front 1, so as to give to thetop 6 of the coop sufficient inclination to shed water. The bottom 2 hasits longitudinal edges rolled at 7 (Fig. 8.), and its front and rearedges partially rolled to form transverse grooves or gutters S and 9(Fig. 6.). The sides 8 have their top edges rolled outwardly at 10 (Fig.2.) and their bottom. edges rolled inwardly at 11 (Fig. 2.) to receivethe rolled edges 7 of the bottom 2, while the front and rear edges ofthe sides 3 are rolled inwardly at 12 and 13 (Fig. 5.). The front 1 hasits side edges rolled outwardly at 1 1- (Fig. 5.) and are received bythe rolls 12 of the sides and are slidable therein as is apparent fromsaid figure, while the bottom edge of the front is rolled outwardly at15 and enters the groove or gutter 8 in the front edge of the bottom 2as shown in Fig. 5, and the top edge of said front 1 is rolled inwardlyat 16 as shown in Fig. 6. The back 5 has its side edges rolled outwardlyat 17 (Fig. 5.) which operate in the rolled edges 13 of the sides 3 asshown in said figure, while the bottom edge of the back 5 isrolledoutwardly at 18 (Fig. 6.) to enter the groove or gutter 9 in the bottom2, and the top edge of the back is rolled inwardly as shown in saidfigure. The top 6 has its side edges rolled downwardly at 19 (Fig. 2.)to receive the rolled edges 10'of the sides 3 while the front edge ofthe top 6 is rolled upwardly at 20 (Fig. 6.) and the rear edge of thetop 6 is rolled downwardly at 21 which downward roll 21 acts as a stopagainst excessive forward movement of-thesaid top 6, as is evident fromsaid figure.

The parts being constructed as described they are assembled in themanner as shown and they can be quickly and easily set up or knockeddown as is perfectlyapparent, the parts being slidably connectedtogether by means of the interlocking rolled edges as herein described.

Referring now to the specific construction of the front 4, it will beseen from Figs. 5.

that a rectangular opening 22 is formed therein to the left of thecenter of the said front, while that portion of the front to the rightof said opening is pro vided with a series of inverted and substantially semicircular cuts 23 staggered as shown in Fig. 2, the metal 24adjacent said cuts or encompassed thereby being bent inwardly beyond theplane of the front proper as shown in Fig. 5.

25 indicates a transversely sliding door which as shown in Figs. 3, 4,5, and 6 has its side edges rolled outwardly at 26, its top edge rolledinwardly at 27 (Fig. 6.) to engage the rolled top edge 16 of the front4, and its bottom edge rolled outwardly at 28 (Fig. 6.) to enter therolled bottom edge 15 of said front, said door 25 being slidable acrossthe front 4 to cover the opening 22 therein or to cover the perforatedpartition of said front, the said door 25 being provided with an openingtherein to conform with and of a size of the opening 22 in the front 4,so that when said door is in position shown in Fig. 3. the opening inthe door and the opening 22 in the front register and coincide to forman opening of ingress and egress to and from the coop. I provide aplurality of means for closing said opening according to conditions andthe character of the weather. In Fig. 3. I illustrate a glass slide 27'slidable within the rolled edges 26 of the door 25, while in Fig. 2. Iillustrate a metallic slide 28 having its side edges rolled outwardly at29 to slide in the rolled edges 26 of the door 25, the said slide 28'having its top edge rolled inwardly at 30 (Fig. 4.) to hook over therolled edge of the door 25, the top 6 of the coop, extending over andbeyond the said rolled edge 30 of the slide 28 securely locks said slidein position as shown in Fig. 4. The surface of the slide 28 is providedwith a series of substantially semicircular cuts 31 staggered as shown,the metal encompassed by said cuts being bent outwardly beyond the planeof the slide 28 as shown in Fig. 4. When the glass slide 27 is beingemployed in the door 25, the metallic slide 28 can be placed in positionshown in said figure which then covers the perforated partition of thefront and locks the door 25 against sliding movement. The perforatedportion of the front however is provided with a plurality ofperforations 32 but preferably three of them as shown in Fig. 2. toreceive a hook 33 on the door 25 to fasten said door either in fully orpartially closed position for the purpose of affording free or limitedaccess to the coop through the opening 22 in the front thereof.

Referring now to the interior arrangement of the coop, attention isparticularly directed to Figs. 5, 6. 7, and 8 in which is illustratedthe pivoted and removable partition 34. Arranged on the inner faces ofthe apparent to those skilled in the art.

sides 3 about midway thereof and near their top edges are two pivotedguides 35, and directly under said pivoted guides and near the bottomedges of the sides 3 are two stationary guides 36 within which thepartition 34 is freely slidable. The said partition is preferably formedof a suitable mesh wire and comprises the vertical frame pieces 37 thetop frame piece 38, the top central frame piece 39, the two bottom framepieces 40 and the opening 41 (Fig. 8.) over which a suitable door 42 isslidably arranged to open or close said opening4l, a space 43 beingprovided between the bottom frame pieces 40 of the partition and thefloor or bottom 2 of the coop.

When it is desired to form a simple compartment in the coop and to admitthe direct rays of the sun thereto, the top or cover 6 is slid back intoposition shown in Fig. 7. and the partition 34 is raised out ofengagement with the lower guides 36, and swung in the pivoted guides 35into position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6. and in full lines in F 7,two guides 44 being arranged on the sides 3 near the front edges thereofto receive the said partition as clearly shown. When the partition is inthis position the top 6 may be left in the position shown in Fig. 7. ormay if desired be returned to its normal position as shown in Fig. 6. Tofasten the top 6 in effective position a pivoted fastener 45 on thesides 3 engages the side edges of the top 6 as shown in Fig. 1.

Having thus fully described the construction of the coop its use andoperation is It might be said however that in employing the same as abrood coop the mother hen can be maintained on one side of the partition34 and the chicks allowed free access to both compartments by passingunder the said partition 2 while the door 42 can be raised to allow freeaccess to the mother hen or larger fowls from one side of the partitionto the other.

Having thus fully described the invention it is of course evident thatmany slight changes can be made in the construction and arrangement ofthe parts without departing from the spirit of this invention, and Iconsider myself clearly entitled to all such changes and modificationsas fall within the limit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim- 1. A coop of the character described comprising bottom, sides,ends and top, the said coop being provided with a closable opening foringress and egress to and from the coop, a transverse partition withinthe said coop, a closable opening in said transverse partition, pivotedguides in the sides of the coop for pivoting said transverse partition,said transverse partition being slidable in said pivoted guides,stationary guides arranged in the sides of the coop to receive saidtransverse partition, stationary guides arranged in the sides of thecoop near the top edges thereof to receive the said transverse partitionwhen the same is swung out of its vertical normal operative position,the whole being arranged in such manner that the said transversepartition is swung on the said pivoted guides out of its verticaloperative position, substantially as described and for the purposes setforth.

2. A coop of the character described having therein a closable openingto afiord ingress and egress to and from the coop, a transversepartition within the said coop to divide the interior thereof into twocompartments, a closable opening in the said transverse partition toopen communication between the said two compartments therethrough,pivoted guides in said coop upon which said transverse partition is oerated, said transverse partition being slidable in said pivoted guides,stationary guides in said coop near the top thereof to receive the saidtransverse partition when it is swung on said pivoted guides out of itsnormal vertical position in such manner as to form the coop into asingle compartment, substantially as described.

3. A coop of the character described comprising a closable opening toafford ingress and egress to and from the coop, a partition within thesaid coop arranged to divide the same into two compartments, saidpartition being provided with a closable opening to effect communicationbetween the two compartments, the said partition being provided with arelatively small opening therein for efiecting communication between thetwo compartments at all times, pivoted guides arranged in the coop forpivoting the said partition, the said partition being slidable withinthe said pivoted guides, and means for retaining the said partition outof its normal vertical position when the same is swung on the saidpivoted guides to form a single compartment of the coop, substan tiallyas described.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE BENJAMIN NORTON.

Witnesses:

G. L. DRURY, MARY DELANEY.

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